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Two pro-Trump groups, the Great America PAC and the Stop Hillary PAC, filed a federal lawsuit Dec. 1, the day the recount began, seeking to stop the process. Judge James Peterson refused to grant their request Friday, noting the recount is nearly complete and there's virtually no chance the recount will change the results of the election.

He called their lawsuit dead on arrival and said he would decide whether to dismiss the lawsuit outright within the next few days.